title: Common pathogens in burn wound and changes in their drug sensitivity.
abstract: Infection is an important cause of mortality in patients with burns. Rapid emergence of hospital pathogens and antibiotic-resistant organisms necessitate periodic evaluation of bacterial colonisation patterns and antibiogram sensitivity in burn wards. In this study, which was conducted in a 3 months' period in 2009, 106 samples from the wounds of 59 patients admitted in a burn ward were taken, one in the 1st and one between the 3rd and the 7th days. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Acinetobacter and Klebsiella were the most common Gram-negative and Staphylococcus aureus was the most common Gram-positive organisms recovered from the patients. This study showed a high rate of resistance to the administered antibiotics. The prevalent Gram-negative organisms in our ward were resistant to ceftazidime and imipenem in nearly 90% and 20% of cases, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ezzatollah
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rezaei
authors.forename: Hosain
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Safari
authors.forename: Mahbobe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Naderinasab
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aliakbarian
mesh_terms: D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002056:Burns / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006094:Gram-Positive Bacteria / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents